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The Reef Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Sunshine Coast (38 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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The Reef surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Reef sea temperature is
22.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Reef today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 6AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 5 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
66 | 66 | 65 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:27PM1.81m | 8:16AM1.27m | 9:05PM1.80m | 8:55AM1.22m | 9:43PM1.77m | 9:36AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54AM0.52m | 2:15PM0.25m | 3:37AM0.52m | 2:51PM0.28m | 4:20AM0.52m | 3:29PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 |
15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
 kJ | 66 | 66 | 65 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | NE 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | NE 10 | SSE 5 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 6 | SE 5 | NE 10 | S 6 | S 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | N 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 15 | 41 | 57 | 66 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 94 | 94 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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